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rbanffy on June 21, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Secure Boot: Who will control your next computer?

Sadly, that isn't enough. For everyone who understands how UEFI limits their freedoms, there is a dozen people who will say "look! shiny!".

Idiots will always outnumber smart people. Microsoft relies on that.

ekianjo on June 21, 2012 [–]

Well the 4% share (or more) of future linux users who need a reliable Linux-PC is not so small if you consider the potential number of clients.

Surely some will take advantage of this situation, if everyone else rushes to have SecureBoot.

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